Eastwood leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Eastwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastwood, ~26% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastwood leans more Republican than 30 of 33 neighbors.
Eastwood runs about 34 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Eastwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastwood. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Eastwood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Eastwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eastwood votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Eastwood runs about 34 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Eastwood sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 86% of neighborhoods).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eastwood, Dundalk, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Eastwood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eastwood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bayview Area, Baltimore, MD D+20
- Norwood Park, Dundalk, MD R+14
- Monument Street, Baltimore, MD D+14
- Eastfield, Dundalk, MD R+6
- Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD D+55
- Gray Haven, Dundalk, MD R+18
- Cedonia, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Canton, Baltimore, MD D+58
- Frankford, Baltimore, MD D+81
- Inverness, Dundalk, MD Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fuller Tangletown, Minneapolis, MN D+74
- Southeast Quality, South Bend, IN D+39
- Rockfish, Raeford, NC R+6
- Bluemont Lakes, Fargo, ND D+10
- Benson, Omaha, NE D+41
- Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+5
- College Heights, McAllen, TX D+14
- Huffman, Birmingham, AL D+62
- North Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Military, Buffalo, NY D+33
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.